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shewn that had the valuations been taken after a better plan, the statement 

 would have corresponded with the result which he has obtained from com- 

 puting the respective accumulations of the various classes of European 

 residents. The chief causes of the discrepancy between these statements 

 and the truth, are the want both of approximation to accuracy, and also of 

 uniformity in rating the exports, and the loose mode of converting the 

 invoice values of imports into Indian money. 



Mr. Prinsep has furnished the following estimate of the real state of 

 the external commerce of Calcutta, for the period above mentioned : 



Imports. Exports. 



Total value of Merchandise Rs. 16,64,05,078 57,08,47,595 



Bullion... „ 19,90,46,261 82,34,362 



BillsontheBengalTreas. 8,14,96,993 



Grand Total Rs. 44,70,38,332 57,90,81,957 



Hence it would appear, that the average annual amount of the im- 

 ports during that period was Rs. 5,58,79,792, and that of the exports 

 Rs. 7,23,85,245; the latter exceeding the former by Rs. 1,65,05,453. He 

 represents the real balance, exclusive of the Company's surplus profits, &c. 

 at Rs. 1,89,07,700, in favour of Bengal. 



The total value of merchandise imported into Calcutta from the United 

 Kingdom, during the eight years before mentioned, according to the Trade 

 Reports, was Rs. 8,69,25,064 ; but according to Mr. Prinsep^s amended 

 statement, Rs. 8,14,34,978, which forms nearly half the aggregate amount 

 of imports. 



The following is a statement of the number of vessels, and their amount 

 of tonnage, which arrived at, and sailed from, Calcutta, in the respective 

 years of 1818-19, 1819-20, and 1820-21 



1818-10. 1819-20. 1820-21. 



Ship*. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. 



Arrived under British flag 200 ... 122,234 ... 239 ... 07,705 ... 200 ... 89,265 



Danish do 6 ... 2,946 ... 2 ... 836 ... 2 ... 562 



Portuguese do 16 ... 6,728 ... 12 ... 5,000 ... 13 ... 7,207 



Spanish do 3 ... 2,203 ... 1 ... 396 ... I ... 610 



French do 24 ... 10,146 ... 13 ... 4,754 ... 13 ... 5,352 



Dutch do 4 ... 1,107 ... 4 ... 651 ... I ... 205 



American do. 54 ... 16,498 ... 24 ... 6,977 ... 13 ... 4,320 



Arab A Dhony do. 166 ... 20,101 ... 187 ... 32,845 ... 69 ... 15,946 



563 190,966 482 321 123,467 



